Markit economic overview

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Global economic growth slips in September, despite further emerging market upturn

The JPMorgan Global PMI", compiled by Markit, fell to a four-month low of 54.9 in September. Despite the dip, the PMI is consistent with the annual pace of global economic growth picking up in Q3 from 2.1% in Q2. The drop in the index reflected a slight waning of growth in the developed world, albeit to a pace that remains one of the highest since the recession. Emerging market growth meanwhile edged up to a 1" year high.

Global PMI and economic growth

Developed v emerging world

US leads global upturn, followed by UK

Japan was the only one of the four major developed economies to see an upturn in the pace of expansion in September, according to the PMI surveys. Strong rates of expansion were nevertheless persistent in the US and UK, leaving the eurozone as the main worry. Growth rates generally remained lacklustre in the emerging markets, though have improved in all 'BRICs' compared to the start of the year.

Developed world

Emerging markets

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